McNamee
English
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Conmidhe, a patronymic from the personal name Cú Mhidhe (“hound of Meath”). See Irish cú (“hound”) and Middle Irish Mide (“Meath”).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McNamee is the 5917th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5825 individuals. McNamee is most common among White (91.67%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McNamee”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 560.
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